Notable Call Options Activity in Moody's

Shares of Moody's

are lower on the session by 0.99%, currently trading at $42.18. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike seeing the heaviest volume is the May 2012 $40.00 call, which has traded 3,000 times on open interest of 6,676 contracts. Calls are outpacing puts today by 18 to 1. Moody's Corporation is a provider of credit ratings; credit and economic related research, data and analytical tools; risk management software; quantitative credit risk measures, credit portfolio management solutions, training and financial credentialing and certification services, and outsourced research and analytical services to institutional customers.